Dhaka Elevated Expressway FDC ramp opened, Quader calls it PM’s Eid gift

The exit ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway's Karwan Bazar section, in front of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), opened to traffic on Wednesday.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the ramp in the morning.

Sixteen ramps of the Elevated Expressway have been opened so far.

On September 3, the 11.5-km Airport-Farmgate stretch of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway opened to traffic. “This is an Eid gift from the Prime Minister for the people,” Quader said.

“We will be able to fully open it by the beginning of next year,” he added.

Asked about increased traffic in Dhaka during Ramadan, the minister said: “People go to shopping malls during Ramadan and there will be some traffic jams. However, there is no traffic jam from Uttara to Motijheel. People can easily reach their destinations.”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on September 2 inaugurated the Airport-Farmgate segment of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway.

The total length of the expressway is 19.73km and, people can enter and exit the expressway through ramps at 31 points.

The project director said 72.51% of the work of the expressway is complete, and the work at Hatirjheel and Panthakunja points is underway.

The Dhaka Elevated Expressway project was taken up in 2011. 

On December 15, 2013, the Bangladesh Bridge Authority signed a revised agreement with First Dhaka Elevated Expressway Company Ltd, the investment company of the project.